Crustyoldbat

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1. Patients mom wants me to get in bed with her

   Crustyoldbat replied to Adele_Michal7's topic in Private Duty

   Oh. . never mind on the weighted blanket, someone already said that. . .behind the curve. . .per the usual!

2. Patients mom wants me to get in bed with her

   Crustyoldbat replied to Adele_Michal7's topic in Private Duty

   . So mom lays with her, using her body to literally restrain her. The weight from someone laying on her is calming to this girl and she'll fall asleep pretty quickly. Have you tried a weighted blanket or vest? There is a woman in the town where I l...

3. Pay Cut "Because of ObamaCare and Jerry Brown"

   Crustyoldbat replied to i_love_patient_care's topic in CNA/MA

   It might be ACA, but I would not put it past any employer to cut pay and say it's because of ACA, even if it's not. I think any excuse to cut pay is good enough for them and if they can find someone to pin it on then so be it. I have also read that...

4. Anyone else offended by this radio commercial?

   Crustyoldbat replied to T-Bird78's topic in General Nursing

   Well, I have not heard that commercial, but I find the general idea of it offensive. It's fine to say that while you enjoy your job as a CNA, you now want to get your BSN so you can expand the scope of your practice. I think it's offensive to have a...

5. Family claims hospital's staff shortage responsible for fatal crash

   Crustyoldbat replied to DidiRN's topic in General Nursing

   So tragic and sad. . .and completely unnecessary. We have all seen the studies about how when people are sleep deprived they function at the same level or even BELOW the level of people who have a BAC over the legal limit. I had a family member who ...

6. You can't fix stupid!

   Crustyoldbat replied to SchoolNurseTXstyle's topic in School

   This is off topic and I know you meant this post to be taken in a totally different way. . .but all I could think when I read it was, "Wow. . .that school is so lucky to still have a school nurse". Where I live, it's so underfunded that there is not ...

7. Nursing makes me hate fat people

   Crustyoldbat replied to LifeCrisis's topic in Relations

   It does not sound like you "hate" fat patients as people as much as you are just tired of the toll they are taking on your own body, a body you take care of as opposed to their bad lifestyle choices that led to their obesity. I think that is pretty ...